Mon, 04 Nov 2024, 14:30 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 24th annual Ford Performance NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Chase Van Sant                          8 Angie Smith                  
E3                   0.071  6.920 192.96     ****WINNER****  0.050  6.891 194.07
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Smith     ) 0.030  6.888 193.77      (G Scali     ) 0.019  6.889 195.87
E1    (C Bostick   ) 0.031  6.885 194.41      (R Oehler    ) 0.100  6.909 195.42
 Qualified:             #7  6.876 196.33                        #3  6.850 197.59

11:22 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 30.10 inches, adjusted altitude 2,348 feet, track temperature 2484 degrees.

Van Sant and Smith have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

Smith gets out of the gate first and starts pulling away. Van Sant makes a good pass but was falling behind all the way through the run.

Angie Smith's incremental margins: 60ft(0.003), 330 ft(0.017), 660ft(0.033), 1,000ft(0.043). MOV: 0.0504 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Hector Arana Jr                         1 Gaige Herrera                
E3                   0.039  6.923 192.11     ****WINNER****  0.017  6.818 196.30
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Gadson    ) 0.047  6.899 192.25      (J Hall      ) 0.024  6.868 195.36
E1    (M Phillips J) 0.042  6.916 192.44      (K Woods     ) 0.116  6.854 195.99
 Qualified:             #4  6.857 195.93                        #1  6.813 198.20

Herrera is 4 - 1 against Arana Jr in prior events.

Herrera gets the holeshot and extends his lead all the way through the run. Arana makes a decent pass but he slowed from his earlier attempts.

Gaige Herrera's incremental margins: 60ft(0.059), 330 ft(0.078), 660ft(0.087), 1,000ft(0.104). MOV: 0.1278 seconds (approximately 36 feet).

Gaige Herrera's incremental times: 60ft-1.047 sec., 330ft-2.829, 660ft-4.348/160.77 mph, 1,000ft-5.678.

Herrera will have lane choice over Angie Smith in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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